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Data of over 40,000 in Denmark may have been shared with Cambridge Analytica
TheLocal.dk ^ | 5 April 2018 13:01 CEST+02:00 | Ritzau/The Local

Posted on 04/08/2018 10:11:23 AM PDT by Olog-hai

41,820 Facebook users in Denmark may have unwittingly had their data forwarded to controversial analysis firm Cambridge Analytica.

Worldwide figures for data mining by Cambridge Analytica, which are in breach of Facebook’s rules, emerged on Wednesday.

The data of up to 87 million worldwide users of the social media site may have been mined by the controversial consultancy firm — a considerably higher figure than the original estimate of 50 million.

Seven Danish Facebook users downloaded an app that gave Cambridge Analytica access to private information, Ritzau reports.

But data from up to 41,820 users of Facebook in Denmark may have been shared with the company, given that it was also able to access data from “friends” of app users. …

(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.dk ...


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: cambridgeanalytica; denmark; eussr; facebook
Oh, where were these cutting-edge reports back in 2012.
1 posted on 04/08/2018 10:11:23 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

They all feel shamed that they might have helped in some way for Trump to win. It’s the weirdest European-wide trend that I’ve seen in a long time....Facebook aggravation.


2 posted on 04/08/2018 10:13:38 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: pepsionice

But if they had helped Obama win back in 2012 by the same means (somehow), they would be proud of it?


3 posted on 04/08/2018 10:18:13 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: pepsionice

Fakebook might be in some serious trouble here. One of the only good things I’ll say about the EU, is that unlike our government, they take privacy seriously and have put forth enormous fines when it is abused. None of this was an accident or caused by carelessness.


4 posted on 04/08/2018 10:32:19 AM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day")
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To: The Antiyuppie

If you really think that this is about taking privacy seriously, think again. It’s about the left protecting its own power. Note that they had absolutely no problem with this when Obama’s campaign used Cambridge Analytica for the exact same purpose.

And as for the privacy of EU citizens, look up the Stockholm Program. They want to create a high-tech surveillance state like Red China has.


5 posted on 04/08/2018 10:40:37 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Here we go again totally ignoring the big fat Clinton in the room. ALL of this was a coordinated effort to get Clinton elected, not Trump.


6 posted on 04/08/2018 12:07:00 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: Olog-hai

They should hold a trial for the executives in Salem, Massachusetts and be done with it...


7 posted on 04/08/2018 12:22:50 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: shanover

More like covering up for rather than ignoring. And not out of fear of Arkancidal maniacs being unleashed either.


8 posted on 04/08/2018 1:00:49 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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